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Motionless now and in absolute silence, she awaited her doom, the
moments growing to hours, to years, to ages; and still those
devilish eyes maintained their watch. Ambrose Bierce was one of
America’s leading writers of the nineteenth century, seen by
contemporaries as a successor to Edgar Allan Poe with an authentic
grasp of horror based on his experiences fighting for the Union in
the American Civil War. Despite his contributions to the genre of
supernatural and weird tales, today his name remains unknown to
many readers. This new collection presents over thirty of
Bierce’s most terrifying and unusual stories, from essential
classics such as ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ and ‘The
Eyes of the Panther’ to the writer’s lesser-known series
recounting macabre local legends of haunted houses, mysterious
disappearances and chilling encounters with the dead.
A bone-chilling collection of uncanny tales from one of the great
masters of the ghost story A murder is relived from three startling
perspectives; a hunter is driven out of his mind by an invisible,
malevolent entity; a man meets a terrifying end in an abandoned
house; a werepanther creeps through a window in the dead of
night... Any lover of the dark and unsettling tale will be
enthralled by the stories in this collection, all from the pen of
the great Ambrose Bierce. Bierce is often seen as the link between
Poe and Lovecraft in the American fantastical tradition, and this
collection showcases his mastery of the macabre. Contains: The
Damned Thing; The Moonlit Road; An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge;
The Death of Halpin Frayser; The Suitable Surroundings; The Middle
Toe of the Right Foot; Moxon's Master; An Adventure at Brownville;
The Eyes of the Panther; The Spook House; An Inhabitant of Carcosa
DIPLOMACY, n. The patriotic art of lying for one's country In 1881
Ambrose Bierce, journalist and former soldier for the Union army in
the Civil War, began writing satirical definitions for the San
Francisco Wasp, and then for William Randolph Hearst's San
Francisco Examiner. Bierce was launched on a journalistic career
that would see him liked and loathed in equal measure - and earn
him the title of 'the wickedest man in San Francisco'. In his
column, Bierce, a contemporary of Mark Twain, brought his biting
black humour to bear on spoof definitions of everyday words,
writing deliberate mistranslations of the vocabulary of the
establishment, the Church and the politics of his day, and shining
a sardonic light on hypocrisy and deception. These columns formed
the beginnings of a dictionary, first published in 1906 as The
Cynic's Word Book. Over 100 years later, Bierce's redefinitions
still give us pause for thought - REPORTER, n. A writer who guesses
his way to the truth and dispels it with a tempest of words;
UN-AMERICAN, adj. Wicked, intolerable, heathenish; POLITICS, n. The
conduct of public affairs for private advantage - making for a
timely new edition of this irreverent and provocative satire.
Before he trailed off into the wilds of Mexico, never to be heard
from again, Ambrose Bierce achieved a public persona as "bitter
Bierce" and "the devil's lexicographer." He left behind a nasty
reputation and more than ninety short stories that are perfect
expressions of his sardonic genius. Brought together in this
volume, these stories represent an unprecedented accomplishment in
American literature. In their iconoclasm and needle-sharp irony,
their formal and thematic ingenuity and element of surprise, they
differ markedly from the fiction admired in Bierce's time. Readers
familiar with the classic "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" will
want to turn to Bierce's other Civil War stories. Also included
here are his horror stories, among them "The Death of Halpin
Frayser" and "The Damned Thing," and such tall tales as "Oil of
Dog" and "A Cargo of Cat."
A celebrated journalist in his lifetime, Ambrose Bierce's began
circulating his own sardonic, mischievous definitions of words in
his various columns for San Francisco newspapers. Over several
years these were then compiled and expanded into entries for a mock
dictionary originally published as The Cynic's Word Book. One of
the most popular satirical works of American literature, The
Devil's Dictionary - here published in its most complete 1911
version - brilliantly lays bare the hypocrisies of American society
and displays a razor-sharp wit to rival that of Bierce's
contemporary Mark Twain.
Sixteen dark and vivid selections by great satirist and short-story writer. "A Horseman in the Sky," "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," "Chickamauga," "A Son of the Gods," "What I Saw of Shiloh," "Four Days in Dixie" and 10 more. Masterly tales offer excellent examples of Bierce's dark pessimism and storytelling power. Note.
Ambrose Bierce was one of the most famous writers in the world at
the turn of the 20th century, a vocal and passion critic and
probably best known for his works centred on the American civil
war, of which he served in. Here is a collection of Bierce's finest
work on the topic, including his first hand accounts of the horror
and futility of the fighting and his marvellous short stories
inspired by what he witnessed.
In Tales of Soldiers and Civilians and Other Stories, humor and
horror paint a bleak picture of war, marked by violence, isolation
and looming madness. Despite the subject matter, the macabre tone
is balanced by the author's satirical prose and signature levity.
Tales of Soldiers and Civilians and Other Stories is a literary
collection from writer and veteran Ambrose Bierce. The leading
title focuses on the realities of battle and various conflicts in
the field. Stories such as "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,"
"One of the Missing" and "Chickamauga," are heavily influenced by
the American Civil War. Others focus on civilians who experience a
different kind of tragedy in a domestic setting. Ambrose Bierce is
considered one of the most prolific and influential short story
writers of all-time. His works have left an indelible mark on
countless authors including Ernest Hemingway and Stephen Crane.
Bierce is often considered a master of realistic fiction, alongside
Edgar Allen Poe and H.P. Lovecraft. With an eye-catching new cover,
and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Tales of
Soldiers and Civilians and Other Stories is both modern and
readable.
The Devil's Dictionary (1906) is a work of satire by Ambrose
Bierce. Although he is commonly remembered for his chilling short
stories on the experiences of Civil War soldiers, Bierce was
recognized in his day as a leading journalist and humorist who
spent decades ruffling feathers and drawing laughter with his witty
opinion columns, poems, and definitions. Toward the end of his
career, he decided to compile these satirical definitions into a
book, following in the footsteps of Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster,
and Gustave Flaubert. Immensely popular upon publication, The
Devil's Dictionary inspired countless imitators, but remains
one-of-a-kind. Reading Bierce's definitions today, it's not hard to
imagine the controversy they must have caused, matched only by the
laughs they must have roused, when published at the onset of the
twentieth century. Written during a period of undaunted industrial
growth, of immense wealth and promise in a nation recently torn
apart by civil war, The Devil's Dictionary preserves a tantalizing
touch of irreverence and doubt which must remain funny to those who
know humor when they sense it. "AIR, n. A nutritious substance
supplied by a bountiful providence for the fattening of the poor."
"CONSERVATIVE, n. A statesman who is enamoured of existing evils,
as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with
others." Crafted for the cynic, quoted by the misanthrope, Bierce's
definitions prove profoundly entertaining and frequently
accurate-sort of-over a century after they were published. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary is a
classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.
In Tales of Soldiers and Civilians and Other Stories, humor and
horror paint a bleak picture of war, marked by violence, isolation
and looming madness. Despite the subject matter, the macabre tone
is balanced by the author's satirical prose and signature levity.
Tales of Soldiers and Civilians and Other Stories is a literary
collection from writer and veteran Ambrose Bierce. The leading
title focuses on the realities of battle and various conflicts in
the field. Stories such as "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,"
"One of the Missing" and "Chickamauga," are heavily influenced by
the American Civil War. Others focus on civilians who experience a
different kind of tragedy in a domestic setting. Ambrose Bierce is
considered one of the most prolific and influential short story
writers of all-time. His works have left an indelible mark on
countless authors including Ernest Hemingway and Stephen Crane.
Bierce is often considered a master of realistic fiction, alongside
Edgar Allen Poe and H.P. Lovecraft. With an eye-catching new cover,
and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Tales of
Soldiers and Civilians and Other Stories is both modern and
readable.
The Devil's Dictionary (1906) is a work of satire by Ambrose
Bierce. Although he is commonly remembered for his chilling short
stories on the experiences of Civil War soldiers, Bierce was
recognized in his day as a leading journalist and humorist who
spent decades ruffling feathers and drawing laughter with his witty
opinion columns, poems, and definitions. Toward the end of his
career, he decided to compile these satirical definitions into a
book, following in the footsteps of Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster,
and Gustave Flaubert. Immensely popular upon publication, The
Devil's Dictionary inspired countless imitators, but remains
one-of-a-kind. Reading Bierce's definitions today, it's not hard to
imagine the controversy they must have caused, matched only by the
laughs they must have roused, when published at the onset of the
twentieth century. Written during a period of undaunted industrial
growth, of immense wealth and promise in a nation recently torn
apart by civil war, The Devil's Dictionary preserves a tantalizing
touch of irreverence and doubt which must remain funny to those who
know humor when they sense it. "AIR, n. A nutritious substance
supplied by a bountiful providence for the fattening of the poor."
"CONSERVATIVE, n. A statesman who is enamoured of existing evils,
as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with
others." Crafted for the cynic, quoted by the misanthrope, Bierce's
definitions prove profoundly entertaining and frequently
accurate-sort of-over a century after they were published. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary is a
classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.
An incomparable satirist, Ambrose Bierce became the "laughing devil" of the San Francisco news media, for he was about as discreet as a runaway locomotive, according to H.L.Mencken, and nowhere are his uninhibited irony and gift for verse parody more in evidence than in this "dictionary".
23 modern horror stories by American master. "The Eyes of the Panther," "The Damned Thing," 21 more. "These pieces are not dated, nor are they lacking any of the narrative elements necessary to attract and hold the attention of anyone interested in the horror genre."-SF Booklog.
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